Demit
State constituency in Kelantan, Malaysia
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Demit is a state constituency in Kelantan, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Kelantan State Legislative Assembly.[1]
 Kelantan constituency | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| State constituency | |||
| Legislature | Kelantan State Legislative Assembly | ||
| MLA |
PN | ||
| Constituency created | 2003 | ||
| First contested | 2004 | ||
| Last contested | 2023 | ||
| Demographics | |||
| Population (2020) | 53,255 | ||
| Electors (2023) | 40,561 | ||
The state constituency was first contested in 2004 and is mandated to return a single Assemblyman to the Kelantan State Legislative Assembly under the first-past-the-post voting system.
Demographics
History
Polling districts
According to the Gazette issued on 30 March 2018, the Demit constituency has a total of 12 polling districts.[4]
| State Constituency | Polling Districts | Code | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Demit（N19） | Demit | 024/19/01 | SK Kubang Kerian 3 |
| Wakaf Tanjong | 024/19/02 | SK Mentuan | |
| Mentuan | 024/19/03 | SK Mentuan | |
| Kenali | 024/19/04 | SMK Kubang Kerian | |
| Pulong | 024/19/05 | Maahad Ar-Rahmah Kenali | |
| Kampung Chicha | 024/19/06 | SK Kubang Kerian (2) | |
| Kampung Wakaf Stan | 024/19/07 | SK Wakaf Stan | |
| Binjai | 024/19/08 | SMA (Arab) Al-Yunusiah | |
| Lubok Pukol | 024/19/09 | SK Banggu | |
| Banggu | 024/19/10 | SK Banggu | |
| Mentera | 024/19/11 | SK Mentera | |
| Huda | 024/19/12 | SK Kubang Kerian (1) |
Representation history
| Members of the Legislative Assembly for Demit | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Assembly | Years | Member | Party |
| Constituency created from Kenali | |||
| 11th | 2004–2008 | Mohamed Daud | PAS |
| 12th | 2008–2013 | Muhamad Mustafa | PR (PAS) |
| 13th | 2013–2018 | Mumtaz Md. Nawi | |
| 14th | 2018–2020 | PAS | |
| 2020–2023 | PN (PAS) | ||
| 15th | 2023–present | Mohd Asri Mat Daud | |
Election results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAS | Mohd Asri Mat Daud | 18,683 | 75.39 |  12.84 | ||
| PH | Ismail Ghani | 6,098 | 24.61 | 8.07 | ||
| Total valid votes | 24,781 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 144 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 74 | |||||
| Turnout | 24,999 | 61.63 |  16.41 | |||
| Registered electors | 40,561 | |||||
| Majority | 12,585 | 50.78 | 9.14 | |||
| PAS hold | Swing | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAS | Mohd Asri Mat Daud | 13,621 | 62.55 | 6.93 | ||
| BN | Nurul Amal Mohd Fauzi | 4,553 | 20.91 | 9.61 | ||
| PH | Wan Ahmad Kamil Wan Abdullah | 3,601 | 16.54 | 16.54 | ||
| Total valid votes | 21,775 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 290 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 251 | |||||
| Turnout | 22,316 | 78.04 | 5.37 | |||
| Registered electors | 28,597 | |||||
| Majority | 9,068 | 41.64 | 2.68 | |||
| PAS hold | Swing | |||||
